diff --git a/backend/tests/conftest.py b/backend/tests/conftest.py
index 68d48ef..4dd78ff 100644
--- a/backend/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/tests/conftest.py
@@ -7,30 +7,20 @@
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, status
-from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from httpx import AsyncClient
-from pytest import fixture
+import pytest
 
 from kibicara import email
 from kibicara.model import Mapping
 from kibicara.webapi import router
 
 
-@fixture(scope="module")
-def client():
-    Mapping.drop_all()
-    Mapping.create_all()
-    app = FastAPI()
-    app.include_router(router, prefix="/api")
-    return TestClient(app)
-
-
-@fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def anyio_backend():
     return "asyncio"
 
 
-@fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def asyncclient():
     Mapping.drop_all()
     Mapping.create_all()
@@ -39,7 +29,7 @@ def asyncclient():
     return AsyncClient(app=app, base_url="http://test")
 
 
-@fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def monkeymodule():
     from _pytest.monkeypatch import MonkeyPatch
 
@@ -48,7 +38,7 @@ def monkeymodule():
     mpatch.undo()
 
 
-@fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def receive_email(monkeymodule):
     mailbox = []
 
@@ -62,47 +52,54 @@ def receive_email(monkeymodule):
     return mock_receive_email
 
 
-@fixture(scope="module")
-def register_token(client, receive_email):
-    response = client.post(
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def register_token(asyncclient, receive_email):
+    response = await asyncclient.post(
         "/api/admin/register/", json={"email": "user", "password": "password"}
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED
     return urlparse(receive_email()["body"]).query.split("=", 1)[1]
 
 
-@fixture(scope="module")
-def register_confirmed(client, register_token):
-    response = client.post("/api/admin/confirm/{0}".format(register_token))
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def register_confirmed(asyncclient, register_token):
+    response = await asyncclient.post("/api/admin/confirm/{0}".format(register_token))
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
 
 
-@fixture(scope="module")
-def access_token(client, register_confirmed):
-    response = client.post(
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def access_token(asyncclient, register_confirmed):
+    response = await asyncclient.post(
         "/api/admin/login/", data={"username": "user", "password": "password"}
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     return response.json()["access_token"]
 
 
-@fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def auth_header(access_token):
     return {"Authorization": "Bearer {0}".format(access_token)}
 
 
-@fixture(scope="function")
-def hood_id(client, auth_header):
-    response = client.post("/api/hoods/", json={"name": "hood"}, headers=auth_header)
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def hood_id(asyncclient, auth_header):
+    response = await asyncclient.post(
+        "/api/hoods/", json={"name": "hood"}, headers=auth_header
+    )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
     hood_id = int(response.headers["Location"])
     yield hood_id
-    client.delete("/api/hoods/{0}".format(hood_id), headers=auth_header)
+    await asyncclient.delete("/api/hoods/{0}".format(hood_id), headers=auth_header)
 
 
-@fixture(scope="function")
-def trigger_id(client, hood_id, auth_header):
-    response = client.post(
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def trigger_id(asyncclient, hood_id, auth_header):
+    response = await asyncclient.post(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/triggers/".format(hood_id),
         json={"pattern": "test"},
         headers=auth_header,
@@ -110,14 +107,15 @@ def trigger_id(client, hood_id, auth_header):
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
     trigger_id = int(response.headers["Location"])
     yield trigger_id
-    client.delete(
+    await asyncclient.delete(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/triggers/{1}".format(hood_id, trigger_id), headers=auth_header
     )
 
 
-@fixture(scope="function")
-def badword_id(client, hood_id, auth_header):
-    response = client.post(
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def badword_id(asyncclient, hood_id, auth_header):
+    response = await asyncclient.post(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/badwords/".format(hood_id),
         json={"pattern": ""},
         headers=auth_header,
@@ -125,19 +123,20 @@ def badword_id(client, hood_id, auth_header):
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
     badword_id = int(response.headers["Location"])
     yield badword_id
-    client.delete(
+    await asyncclient.delete(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/badwords/{1}".format(hood_id, badword_id), headers=auth_header
     )
 
 
-@fixture(scope="function")
-def test_id(client, hood_id, auth_header):
-    response = client.post(
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_id(asyncclient, hood_id, auth_header):
+    response = await asyncclient.post(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/test/".format(hood_id), json={}, headers=auth_header
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
     test_id = int(response.headers["Location"])
     yield test_id
-    client.delete(
+    await asyncclient.delete(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/test/{1}".format(hood_id, test_id), headers=auth_header
     )
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_mastodon/conftest.py b/backend/tests/tests_mastodon/conftest.py
index a6eaa87..d09732a 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_mastodon/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_mastodon/conftest.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from kibicara.platforms.mastodon.model import MastodonAccount, MastodonInstance
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 @pytest.mark.anyio
-async def mastodon_instance(event_loop):
+async def mastodon_instance():
     return await MastodonInstance.objects.create(
         name="inst4nce",
         client_id="cl13nt_id",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async def mastodon_instance(event_loop):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 @pytest.mark.anyio
-async def mastodon_account(event_loop, hood_id, mastodon_instance):
+async def mastodon_account(hood_id, mastodon_instance):
     hood = await Hood.objects.get(id=hood_id)
     return await MastodonAccount.objects.create(
         hood=hood,
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_mastodon/test_api_mastodon_create_bot.py b/backend/tests/tests_mastodon/test_api_mastodon_create_bot.py
index 6525ffe..ba926fa 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_mastodon/test_api_mastodon_create_bot.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_mastodon/test_api_mastodon_create_bot.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def disable_spawner(monkeypatch):
 )
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_mastodon_create_bot(
-    event_loop,
     asyncclient,
     disable_spawner,
     hood_id,
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ async def test_mastodon_create_bot(
 )
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_mastodon_invalid_input(
-    event_loop,
     asyncclient,
     disable_spawner,
     hood_id,
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_create_bot.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_create_bot.py
index 2f14d89..3f5daf4 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_create_bot.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_create_bot.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def disable_spawner(monkeypatch):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("body", [{"api_token": "string", "welcome_message": "string"}])
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_telegram_create_bot(
-    event_loop,
     asyncclient,
     disable_spawner,
     hood_id,
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ async def test_telegram_create_bot(
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("body", [{"api_token": "string", "welcome_message": "string"}])
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_telegram_invalid_api_token(
-    event_loop,
     asyncclient,
     disable_spawner,
     hood_id,
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_delete_bot.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_delete_bot.py
index 26f899b..241fa0f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_delete_bot.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_delete_bot.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from kibicara.platforms.telegram.model import Telegram, TelegramUser
     "bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken123", "welcome_message": "msg"}]
 )
 @pytest.mark.anyio
-async def test_telegram_delete_bot(asyncclient, event_loop, bot, telegram, auth_header):
+async def test_telegram_delete_bot(asyncclient, bot, telegram, auth_header):
     await TelegramUser.objects.create(user_id=1234, bot=telegram.id)
     await TelegramUser.objects.create(user_id=5678, bot=telegram.id)
     response = await asyncclient.delete(
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bot.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bot.py
index cc87eb7..c1a097d 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bot.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bot.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import pytest
     "bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken123", "welcome_message": "msg"}]
 )
 @pytest.mark.anyio
-async def test_telegram_get_bot(asyncclient, auth_header, event_loop, bot, telegram):
+async def test_telegram_get_bot(asyncclient, auth_header, bot, telegram):
     response = await asyncclient.get(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/{1}".format(telegram.hood.id, telegram.id),
         headers=auth_header,
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bots.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bots.py
index d816511..a109503 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bots.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bots.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from kibicara.platforms.telegram.model import Telegram
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
-async def test_telegram_get_bots(asyncclient, auth_header, event_loop, hood_id):
+async def test_telegram_get_bots(asyncclient, auth_header, hood_id):
     hood = await Hood.objects.get(id=hood_id)
     telegram0 = await Telegram.objects.create(
         hood=hood,